Comparison of a short version of the Food Frequency Questionnaire with its long version - a cross-sectional analysis in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the preferred instrument for obtaining dietary information in epidemiological studies. A short form of the FFQ was compared with the original version that was used in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Br...

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Main Authors: Livia Welter Mannato, Taisa Sabrina Silva Pereira, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso, Isabela Martins Benseñor, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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